English adjective: deprecating | |||
| 1. | deprecating tending to diminish or disparage | ||
| Samples | Belittling comments. Managed a deprecating smile at the compliment. Deprecatory remarks about the book. A slighting remark. | ||
| Synonyms | belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting | ||
| Similar | uncomplimentary | ||
| Antonyms | complimentary | ||